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Albertus Seba's Cabinet Of Natural Curiosities By Jes Rust, Irmgard
Musch, Rainer Willmann (Hardback, 2015)
Spectacular specimens This is Albertus Seba&s unrivaled catalog of animals insects and plants Albertus Seba&s Cabinet of Natural Curiosities is one of the 18th century&s greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all timeThough scientists of his era often collected natural specimens for research purposes Amsterdam-based pharmacist Seba (1665-1736) was unrivaled in his passion His amazing collection of animals plants and insects from all around the world gained international fame during his lifetimeIn 1731 after decades of collecting Seba commissioned careful and often scenic illustrations of every specimen With these meticulous drawings he arranged the publication of a four-volume catalogcovering the entire collection from strange and
exotic plants to snakes frogs crocodiles shellfish corals birds and butterflies as well as now extinct creatures This reproduction is taken from a rare hand-colored original The introduction supplies background information about the fascinating tradition of natural collections to which Seba&s curiosities belonged
exotic plants to snakes frogs crocodiles shellfish corals birds and butterflies as well as now extinct creatures This reproduction is taken from a rare hand-colored original The introduction supplies background information about the fascinating tradition of natural collections to which Seba&s curiosities belonged
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